Sometimes FS makes you go wow....

***OBIO*** · September 10th, 2011, 22:37

When it comes to military jet aircraft, my preference is for the older birds....Vietnam era....60s and 70s. This goes world wide....Russian, French, American, British.....I like the jets from the Cold War era basically. Currently working on the freeware Alphasim F-105 Thunderchiefs. Have paint templates done, working on paints, have the MDL files tweaked, new effects in place. The planes are looking much better. Was just testing out an improved version of one of my new paints and had a couple WOW screenies that I wanted to share.

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**norab** · September 13th, 2011, 07:55

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**Thunderbolt** · September 30th, 2011, 13:22

**Naismith** · September 30th, 2011, 14:35

Originally Posted by norab

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Never mind FSX making you go WOW, this one makes me go HUBBA HUBBA.

**norab** · October 6th, 2011, 16:14

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**Wing_Z** · October 8th, 2011, 17:33

For me, the Wow here is to be able to drop in a few bits, and have a rendition of places you've never even heard of, right there in the sim:
Dehong Mangshi Airport ZPMS, Western China.

**SOLOBO** · October 9th, 2011, 13:20

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beautiful screen and great scenery... Where is it ?

**norab** · October 9th, 2011, 17:32

That is the stunning EPGO airshow challenge freeware scenery available here

http://drzewiecki-design.net/prodEPGO2010.htm

That shot doesn't do it justice, it is flat out photorealistic amazing, great background for airshow aircraft

**Naismith** · October 9th, 2011, 23:03

Originally Posted by norab

That is the stunning EPGO airshow challenge freeware scenery available here

http://drzewiecki-design.net/prodEPGO2010.htm

That shot doesn't do it justice, it is flat out photorealistic amazing, great background for airshow aircraft

Wow this is a new one on me. Amazing stuff, thanks for thie link.

**norab** · October 10th, 2011, 02:34

you should get a car of some sort and drive around in it

**SOLOBO** · October 10th, 2011, 06:38

Thank you norab...

... Your screen is so special, and the angle of view is so amazing....

I did not recognize the scenery... Already installed on my FS9...

**norab** · October 12th, 2011, 11:53

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**Wing_Z** · November 2nd, 2011, 20:39

***OBIO*** · November 2nd, 2011, 21:18

The other night, I went for my first "long" helo flight. It was just over 60 miles....and in a helo, that is a LONG challenging flight. Helo of choice was the freeware Alphasim Hughes 500 with a new skin I have been putting together for it. Starting point was Concrete Municipal in Washington state to some tiny little grass strip place that I picked out on the GPS when my hand and wrist got tired from flying the 500 over mountains in strong shifting winds. The scenery was amazing and the view through the glass nose of the 500 made it very easy to see.

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**Wing_Z** · November 2nd, 2011, 21:53

...see http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ight=autopilot

***OBIO*** · November 2nd, 2011, 22:03

AP wouldn't have worked on that flight. Most of the time, I was just above the tree tops and adjusting altitude to match the terrain. The pic I posted was taken just after I flew over the top of a ridge line. Once I took the screenshot, I nosed down into a power dive, followed the curvature of the backside of the slope and returned to tree top level flying.

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**phantomx1** · November 3rd, 2011, 01:29

The autopilot is nice but that, helitrim DOT zip, is the all round thing to have for all general helo flying. Takes the tension out of the stick on helos and makes them very pleasurable to fly, especially on long cross country trips and makes hovering a lot less tentious too.

Of coarse with the autopilot you can sit in the back seat and enjoy the views on a trip while your pilot flys the helo.

***Henry*** · November 3rd, 2011, 07:34

yes it does!

or didwhen i had it working2002

on a more positive notegive me a bit of timei will make2002better on my laptop
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**norab** · November 3rd, 2011, 12:31

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***OBIO*** · November 4th, 2011, 00:09

norad

What Dauntless is in the first screen shot? Too detailed to be the CFS2 one, has a prop so it's not the freeware Alphasim one, engine cowl is correctly rolled in so it's not the FDG2 one. I have been looking for a really nice Dauntless for FS9 for a while.

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***wombat666*** · November 4th, 2011, 00:52

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Sometimes it all just clicks!!

**norab** · November 4th, 2011, 02:05

Originally Posted by OBIO

norad

What Dauntless is in the first screen shot? Too detailed to be the CFS2 one, has a prop so it's not the freeware Alphasim one, engine cowl is correctly rolled in so it's not the FDG2 one. I have been looking for a really nice Dauntless for FS9 for a while.

OBIO

It's the FS9donationware bird from here Tim, won it in the Albacore painting contest a few years ago HTH